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Still sowing seeds? As you should be.
I keep seeing so many instagram posts with huge plants and full gardens…. Already. I know it’s almost June, so almost summer however the weather hasn’t been great. I don’t think anyone should be putting so much pressure to have fully grown plants yet. I am hoping for a long hot summer. I sowed some…
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A little update
Hi all. Thought I would update you a little with what’s going on. How I am feeling, how gav is doing and generally where we are at. Gavin is waiting to have his second surgery confirmed. Life feels fairly normal at the moment so it’s a bit daunting knowing that we are going to have…
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I want to be more like Rita
I have been interested in mental health for a while now. A few of you will remember when I tried and failed to go back to uni to become an art therapist. Caring for the community I am fortunate to live in, is important to me, so I have been to a few courses learning…
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Kitchen garden or allotment?
I have been writing about my plans for a vegetable garden for a while now. I am not sure what to call it, is it my kitchen garden as it’s a garden off my garden or is my allotment? Probably doesn’t matter. It just looks like a fenced off overgrown area at the moment. But…
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Reflections of self preservation
I buried a colleague this week. Not me personally but went to her funeral. It was very sad, her family were very emotional, her mum was distraught and it was and always will be hard to watch peoples fragility. It was a wonderful send off for her, she loved the sun and it was a…
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Spring is here, time to grow
I have been in my garden almost everyday. Sowing seeds, weeding, cutting back shrubs clearing rubbish. With 3 garden spaces to look after it’s a lot. But I enjoy every minute of it. I have taken to sowing seeds on my lunch break and exploring new vegetables and things to grow. My green house is…
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A little cancer update
Gav is doing well. They cut out the 6cm tumour and he doesn’t need chemo. This is everything. This means shorter recovery time. But we aren’t counting our chickens. The last few weeks haven’t been easy. He has lost over 2.5 stone, approximately 16kilos in 5 weeks. He has lost weight off his belly and…
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Feeling grateful at this awful time
My life is hard at the moment. In sickness and in health has never been such a prominent promise. The hardest thing is watching the one that you love struggle. Because everything is a struggle. The last few weeks have been trying, frustrating and painful and I am not the one going through cancer, except…
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Coping with cancer and failing
Not sure if this is a funny story or not. Gavin had had a bad day. A tube down his nose and throat was making him gag so he didn’t couldn’t talk. He hadn’t slept and looked tired and gaunt straight away i new he wasn’t himself. It was heartbreaking to see. I still haven’t…
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Gav is okay
Surgery went well. He is moving, he is also very sore. After almost a week he had his first meal today. He can change his stoma bag which hopefully won’t be permanent, but if it is it is. He has good hours and bad hours and very little rest. His friends and family have been…
Dysfunctional Planner
The joys of planning our small terrace house,travel and all that life throws at me
Dysfunctional Planner 